Home›Funerary Rituals›Practitioner›Trained or authorised specialistsBrowse ByTrained or authorised specialistsThis page groups rituals by who is qualified to perform them. Wikipedia notes that "healing rites performed by shamans frequently identify social disorder as the cause, and make the restoration of social relationships the cure." Browsing by practitioner lets a visitor find every ritual entrusted to one particular kind of specialist.FactsLearn MoreTrained or authorised specialistsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites performed at and after a death - preparation of the body, disposal by burial or cremation, and the observances kept for a fixed period afterwards. Nearly every tradition marks death by rite, but the rites answer different problems: the fate of the dead, the pollution of the living, the obligations of descendants, and the ordering of grief. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe funerary rituals This group gathers funerary rituals, the rites surrounding death, the care of the body, and the passage of the dead: burial and cremation, mourning, and the ceremonies that ease or guide the deceased into the afterlife. A tradition's treatment of death reveals much of its view of the soul and the world beyond. The browser will find funerary rituals from across the traditions. The entries describe each rite's form and meaning, noting the beliefs about death and the afterlife that shape it.Trained or authorised specialistsFilter Results6 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll200 (1)622 (1)FrequencyAllOnce, or at a turning point in a life (6)Life Stage MarkedAllDeath and the disposal of the body (5)ObligationAllObligatory (4)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (1)Optional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (6)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (4)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)Ancient Rome (1)Arabia (1)Persia (1)Tibet (1)TraditionAllBeta Israel (1)Breslov Hasidism (2)Chabad-Lubavitch (2)Conservative Judaism (1)Haredi Judaism (2)Hasidic Judaism (2)Karaite Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (2)Orthodox Judaism (2)Reconstructionist Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (1)Tibetan Buddhism (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Ancient Rome (1)Arabia (1)Persia (1)Tibet (1)Kind of ritualAllGeneral Funerary Practices (1)Islamic Funerary Tradition (1)Jewish Mourning Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6BurialTrained or authorised specialistsDakhma Exposure (Tower of Silence)Trained or authorised specialistsGhusl al-MayyitTrained or authorised specialistsRoman FunusTrained or authorised specialistsSky BurialTrained or authorised specialistsTaharaTrained or authorised specialistsSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. Funeral RitesView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.